Definitions for neighbor
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. neighbor, neighbour(noun)

   a person who lives (or is located) near another

2. neighbor, neighbour(verb)

   a nearby object of the same kind

   "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"

3. neighbor, neighbour(verb)

   live or be located as a neighbor

   "the neighboring house"

4. neighbor, neighbour(verb)

   be located near or adjacent to

   "Pakistan neighbors India"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Neighbor(noun)

   a person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off

   Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]

2. Neighbor(noun)

   one who is near in sympathy or confidence

   Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]

3. Neighbor(noun)

   one entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being

   Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]

4. Neighbor(adj)

   near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring

   Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]

5. neighbor(verb)

   to adjoin; to border on; tobe near to

   Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]

6. neighbor(verb)

   to associate intimately with

   Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]

7. Neighbor(verb)

   to dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near

   Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. neighbor

   The man who knows more about you than you know about yourself.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. NEIGHBOR

   One who knows more about your affairs than yourself.

How to pronounce neighbor?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say neighbor in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of neighbor in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of neighbor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of neighbor in a Sentence

1. Mitch McConnell:

   During her tenure as ambassador to Canada, Americas relationship with our northern neighbor was tested, a number of challenging policy hurdles threatened to trip up progress on several important issues, including trade negotiations. But by all accounts, Ambassador Crafts involvement led to greater cooperation.

2. Ashley Wrenn:

   My neighbor Albert got a ladder. My grandfather climbed the ladder quick. He pushed the guy to a corner of the roof and threw him off the roof.

3. Happy Gilmore:

   Happy Golf requires goofy pants and a fat ass. You should talk to my neighbor the accountant. Probably a great golfer. Huge ass.

4. Grace Jo:

   If the North Korean government doesn't drop the bombs around their other neighbor countries, that doesn't mean it's actual peace for North Korean people, inside of North Korea, there are thousands of people that will still die and keep dying in the future. So I don't really call it a peace treaty.

5. Public Safety Sgt. Evan Antley:

   We're not sure if she just walked off and is somewhere in the woods or at a neighbor's house possibly in distress or fallen or something like that.

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